Sunday, January 17, 2016

The new year is indeed off to a flying start for the AMI 3-6 students who are all safely back with us and traversing Language and Mathematics this module.

Yesterday they joined MMEF’s Material Making - Language workshop at AUT - attended by 42 keen and receptive participants.

Cheryl Ferreira started the day by reminding us of the importance of oral language experiences as young children construct their own unique language/languages from all that they find in their environment.

The richer their oral language experiences the more enriched the child’s vocabulary becomes and the more prepared they will be for later writing and reading.

We also explored ways of introducing the classified cards to the children and challenged ourselves as we made sets of classified reading material & discussedways to display them in the environment. One attendee said of the day,

“equally as much as the information graciously imparted was the opportunity to network with friends old and new. What a great start tomy Montessori year!”

AMI 0-3 Assistant Certificate Course

The Lotus Sanctuary at Kawai Purapura Retreat Centre, Albany will be the venue for the 9 day AMI birth - 3 Assistant Certificate Course starting April 18th – 28th, 2016. Julia Hilson will be the AMI trainer for the course and we couldn’t be more thrilled!

Register on-line and pay just 50% of the course fees before Friday February 12th, 2016and you’ll still receivethe early bird discount. The remainder of the course fees are to be paid by Thursday March 31st,2016(please tick the 50% deposit option on your registration form).

Alternatively, you can make 1 payment in full - though do take advantage of the early bird discount and register by Friday February 12th. Pass this news on!

Maria Montessori Education Foundation

The Maria Montessori Education Foundation (MMEF) is a charitable trust in New Zealand established to set up and promote AMI Montessori training in New Zealand. Integral to this also will be to support the participation in the AMI Training of Trainers programme by AMI Diploma holders in New Zealand.